Join climate activists in Scotland to hear about Communities for Future and SCCAN's exciting plans! 2 - 5pm Sunday 13 September online

Our General Assembly: Your opportunity to steer our support for local initiatives / decide priority for activities.

Hear Davie Philip's vision for grass roots empowerment in tackling the Climate and Ecological Emergency.

Please book: https://sccanga13sept.eventbrite.co.uk / Share www.facebook.com/events/647563932838733

We'll be exploring: Storytelling, Podcasts, Regional Gatherings, Local Zero Carbon Plans, Governance skills and Fundraising.

Our keynote speaker is Davie Philip - a Scottish activist who's been advocating for sustainable community in Ireland for over 20 years. He hosts events and facilitates groups - working on collaborative approaches to help their localities flourish - through Cultivate, the trading name of the Sustainable Ireland Cooperative Society he co-founded in 2000.

Davie - based at WeCreate, an ecosystem of innovation in Cloughjordan Ecovillage - has served on the Council of ECOLISE, the European network for community-led initiatives on climate change and sustainability for 4 years. He was elected as an ECOLISE co-president - along with Francesca Whitlock of Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) Europe - in 2019.

Draft Timetable

• 2.00pm Doors Open - Introduction to our Harvesting Document
• 2.15pm Welcome and Introductions - Joana Avi-Lorie, Events coordinator
• 2.20pm - What's happening within SCCAN? - Philip Revell, SCCAN convener
• 2.25pm - Katharina Bouchaar - SCCAN Project Weaver
• 2.30pm - Jean-Matthieu Gaunand - SCCAN Network Weaver
• 2.35pm - Paul Bristow - SCCAN Story Weaver
• 2.40pm - Clarifying Questions about SCCAN's programmes
• 2.45pm SCCAN Community Interest Company Update
• 3.00 pm Comfort Break
• 3.10 pm Keynote: Davie Philip on Communities for Future
• 3.25pm Q & A
• 3.35pm Introducing the Breakout Groups
• 4.20pm Sharing Breakout Groups Ideas
• 4.45pm Priorities Going Forward
• 5.00pm Close

Heads up for ECOLISE's flagship Communities for Future launching 8.30am - 11.00am BST Tuesday 29 September. Details to come.